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Arizona Jails Refuse to Incarcerate Some Offenders

Loaded on June 15, 2012 published in Prison Legal News June, 2012, page 35
Filed under: Home Detention, Cardiovascular, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Conditions of Confinement, Jail Specific. Location: Arizona.
In 2007, Glendale, Arizona resident Robert Ortis, 41, had an appetizer and a few drinks at a business lunch. Driving from the lunch to his nephew’s house, he began to feel weak and turned red. He recognized a high blood pressure event and was able to get off the highway ...

 

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